An 83-year-old former horseback riding instructor from Grafton is headed to prison for two years after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a student in the 1990s.

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Charles Leffler was initially charged with four counts of statutory rape, but ended up pleading to indecent assault and battery Thursday.

The sexual assaults began in 1994 when the victim was 13 and continued until she was 16. Prosecutors said Leffler "groomed" her for assault by hiring her to help with a pony ride operation and also touching her hips during lessons.

The woman reported the assaults to police in 2012. The Telegram & Gazette reports that the woman told the judge Thursday that she didn't think anyone would believe her, because Leffler had a great reputation in town.